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A disregard of social distancing protocols. A failure to distribute masks, forcing detainees to use sheets and pillowcases to protect themselves. And a denial of basic medical treatment including a CPAP machine taken away.
Those are some of the findings of the city’s jail watchdog in its probe into the deaths of three detainees in local lockups during the peak of the pandemic last spring.
“Nobody in New York State should be sentenced to death,” said Alice Fontier, managing director of Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem.
Jail officials and government leaders made multiple mistakes that contributed to the deaths of the three men, the 27-page draft report by the city Board of Correction found.
High schools have been shuttered for in-person classes since November, and are the last remaining sector of the public school system closed for face-to-face classes.
‘We’re not getting rid of this virus’: City health experts say booster shots possible, give update on variants in NYC
Updated Mar 02, 2021;
Posted Mar 02, 2021
This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)AP
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. City health officials remain focused on new coronavirus (COVID-19) variants around the globe, and said Tuesday that additional booster shots against the virus might be needed in the future.
Drs. Dave Chokshi, Ted Long, and Jay Varma held a morning press briefing to address concerns about the virus following the mayor’s daily call with reporters.